What color is #AEAABF?

#AEAABF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAABF?

The RGB value is 174, 170, 191: 174 red, 170 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAABF?

The complementary color is #BBBFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAABF color

#AEAABF rgb(174, 170, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAABF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.7% green and 74.9% blue (174, 170, 191).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#AEAABF color codes

HEX	`#AEAABF`
RGB	`rgb(174, 170, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 66.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.53, 5.52, -10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.53, 11.6, 298.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.232, 41.51, 55.12)`
Decimal	`11446975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAABF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AEAABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AEAABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaabf; }
.text { color: #aeaabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 170 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaabf, #b8aabf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AEAABF?: #AEAABF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAABF?: The RGB value is 174, 170, 191: 174 red, 170 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAABF?: The complementary color is #BBBFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.